Year Annual Increase Demand (MW) Power Plants Going Out of Service Necessary Additional Capacity (MW) Remarks Required Action
2004 3% 1,900   520 Calculation based on loss of  largest turbine  
2010 2% 2,269 240 627 Jieh going out of service  Upgrade Deir Ammar and contruct first phase of new plant, and perform basic rehabuilitation to Jieh extend its life up to 2015
2015 2% 2,505 475 440 Zouk going out of service  Construct new Jieh plant, upgrade Zahrani and construct second phase of new plant
2020 1% 2,766   -84 No need for additional power  
2025 1% 2,907   186   Construct third phase of new plant
2030   3,055   141    
Basic Values
Spare Capacity Requirement 20%
Loss encountered as Loss of Largest Turbine in Nation 218 MW
Actual Capacity in 2004  1,685